Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ireland or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 29,437 number against 27,393 number in Ireland as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ireland and Kuwait?

2,044 number, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?

32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Kuwait: Teachers in primary education, female

Ireland

27,393 number

in 2012

Kuwait

29,437 number

in 2019

Ireland rank

88th

Kuwait rank

87th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Ireland
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 29,437 number against 27,393 number in Ireland, a difference of 2,044 number.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 88th and Kuwait ranks 87th of 196 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,410 number	4,156 number	5,254 number	Ireland
1980s	11,502 number	5,733 number	5,769 number	Ireland
1990s	13,193 number	5,897 number	7,296 number	Ireland
2000s	23,749 number	17,412 number	6,338 number	Ireland
2010s	27,494 number	23,613 number	3,881 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ireland or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 29,437 number against 27,393 number in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ireland and Kuwait?: 2,044 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Ireland ranks 88th and Kuwait ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.